Lear vs Leas - What's the difference?
lear | leas |
Something learned; a lesson.
Learning, lore; doctrine.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.vii:
* 1898 , (Francis James Child) (editor), Lord William, or Lord Lundy , from ,
(transitive, archaic, and, Scotland) To teach.
(archaic) To learn.
* 14thC , (Geoffrey Chaucer), The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale , from ,
As nouns the difference between lear and leas
is that lear is something learned; a lesson or lear can be while leas is ray of light; light, radiance; beam, streak (of light); gleam, glimmer or leas can be lease or leas can be ear of corn.As verbs the difference between lear and leas
is that lear is (transitive|archaic|and|scotland) to teach while leas is welt; thrash, flog or leas can be .lear
English
Etymology 1
Noun
- when all other helpes she saw to faile, / She turnd her selfe backe to her wicked leares / And by her deuilish arts thought to preuaile [...].
- They dressed up in maids' array,
- And passd for sisters fair;
- With ae consent gaed ower the sea,
- For to seek after lear .
Etymology 2
See (lere)Verb
(en verb)- He hath take on him many a great emprise,
- Which were full hard for any that is here
- To bring about, but they of him it lear .
